Walt Disney was born in 1901. The Mickey Mouse created（创造）in 1927 made him famous. He died in 1966, but his work and his dreams did not die. Every year, people all over the world enjoy his old Mickey Mouse and other animated cartoons. Millions of people also came to the United States to enjoy Disneyland in California and Disney World and EPCOT in Florida. Although Disney's work was extraordinary, in many ways Walt Disney was an ordinary man. He was born in Chicago and had a rather typical childhood in the Midwest. His family was not rich or successful. In fact, his father failed in business several times. Walt had to work hard, but he did not mind.

　　He was a man who did not give up easily. One summer, Walt wanted a job at the post office, but they told him he was too young. He went home, drew some lines on his face, and put on his father' s suit and hat. Then he went back to the same office and told them he was 18. They gave him the job.

　　Later in his life, Disney had a dream. He wanted to build a new kind of amusement park. It would be clean and beautiful. There would be rides for children and nice hotels for adults. It would be fun for people of all ages. Disney drew a plan for this park. It was called Disneyland. Engineers told him it was an impossible dream. His family and friends thought he was mad, but Disney did not give up his idea. In 1955, Disneyland opened its gates to the public and became the most successful amusement park in the United States.

(1) Perhaps EPCOT in Florida is ________.

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A．Where first Disneyland was built

B．a public amusement place

C．a Mickey Mouse cinema

D．a typical western animated cartoon center

(2) Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．Walt began to work at the post office at the age of 18.

B．Disneylands were not built only for children.

C．Disney' s family thought his dream could not come true.

D．Disney did not have a happy childhood．

(3) The second paragraph implies（意指）Walt Disney was a man ________.

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A．who did very well in drawing

B．who had a strong will

C．whose success came from hard work

D．who told a lie and got the job

(4) Which would be the best title of the passage?

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A．Walt Disney: The Man in Disneyland

B．Walt Disney: The Man behind the Mouse

C．Walt Disney: The Man Full of Cleverness

D．Walt Disney: The Man Born Extraordinary

Wind , water, fire and ice-these powerful natural forces have shaped the land of America in the past. They are still changing it today.
The Colorado River slowly cut down through stone to make the Grand Canyon(大峡谷).
Long ago, ice sheets cut Yosemite Valley and the Great Lakes, and glaciers(冰川) are still on the move in Alaska.
Wind and rain storm hit the land from time to time. Fires sometimes burn down forests and destroy the homes of wild animals. This happened in Yellowstone Park in 1988.
Dead volcanic mountains such as Haleakala on Maui and Carter Lakein Oregon are beautiful to look at. But there are several active volcanoes in the US, especially along the Pacific Coast. There are also many earthquakes in this area. Scientists can do nothing to control earthquakes or volcanoes. This was shown clearly on May 18, 1980. At 8:32 that morning, Mount St Helens in Washington state broke out. The top of the mountain was blown off.
Over 60 people –campers, scientists, journalists, forest workers—were killed. Hundreds of square miles of forests were knocked down. In towns over 100 miles away, day suddenly became night. An ash cloud hid the sun for many hours. Towns and fields in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho were covered with dirty gray ash.
Scientists knew that Mt St Helens might erupt(爆发) soon. But no one could say when. And no one expected the terrible strength of the eruption. Many people were surprised and unready. Harry R. Truman, 84, owned a small hotel in Mt St Helens. Scientists had asked people to move away because the volcano was becoming dangerous.
But Harry Truman would not leave his home. Now it is covered with many feet of dirty ash. A small cross stands above the place where Harry probably died. Perhaps it is better that he did not see the destruction of Mt St Helens, the once beautiful lake, and the forests.
But slowly, life is returning to the dead area around the mountain. Grass and small plants are beginning to grow again. Deer and birds have been seen. The land will never be the same as it once was. Perhaps Mt St Helens will erupt again. But this is all part of nature’s pattern of change, and man has little power to control it.

1. 1.

   Choose the best title for this passage.

   1. A.
      Wind, water, fire and ice
   2. B.
      Volcano’s beauty and danger
   3. C.
      The power of nature
   4. D.
      Natural force shape beautiful land of America
2. 2.

   After the eruption of volcano, what makes the sky turn dark?

   1. A.
      The smoke
   2. B.
      The clouds.
   3. C.
      The fog.
   4. D.
      The ash.
3. 3.

   The underlined word “it” means______.

   1. A.
      The body of old Harry
   2. B.
      The location of Harry’s home
   3. C.
      The opening on top of Mt St Helens
   4. D.
      The place where Harry probably died
4. 4.

   We can infer from this article that ______.

   1. A.
      Washington and Oregon are neighboring states
   2. B.
      Colorado River runs through Yosemite Valley
   3. C.
      The eruption of Mt St Helens also caused trouble with the Yellowstone Park
   4. D.
      Scientists never knew Mt St Helens was active

Wind , water, fire and ice-these powerful natural forces have shaped the land of America in the past. They are still changing it today.

  The Colorado River slowly cut down through stone to make the Grand Canyon(大峡谷).

  Long ago, ice sheets cut Yosemite Valley and the Great Lakes, and glaciers(冰川) are still on the move in Alaska.

  Wind and rain storm hit the land from time to time. Fires sometimes burn down forests and destroy the homes of wild animals. This happened in Yellowstone Park in 1988.

  Dead volcanic mountains such as Haleakala on Maui and Carter Lakein Oregon are beautiful to look at. But there are several active volcanoes in the US, especially along the Pacific Coast. There are also many earthquakes in this area. Scientists can do nothing to control earthquakes or volcanoes. This was shown clearly on May 18, 1980. At 8:32 that morning, Mount St Helens in Washington state broke out. The top of the mountain was blown off.

   Over 60 people –campers, scientists, journalists, forest workers—were killed. Hundreds of square miles of forests were knocked down. In towns over 100 miles away, day suddenly became night. An ash cloud hid the sun for many hours. Towns and fields in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho were covered with dirty gray ash.

  Scientists knew that Mt St Helens might erupt(爆发) soon. But no one could say when. And no one expected the terrible strength of the eruption. Many people were surprised and unready. Harry R. Truman, 84, owned a small hotel in Mt St Helens. Scientists had asked people to move away because the volcano was becoming dangerous.

  But Harry Truman would not leave his home. Now it is covered with many feet of dirty ash. A small cross stands above the place where Harry probably died. Perhaps it is better that he did not see the destruction of Mt St Helens, the once beautiful lake, and the forests.

  But slowly, life is returning to the dead area around the mountain. Grass and small plants are beginning to grow again. Deer and birds have been seen. The land will never be the same as it once was. Perhaps Mt St Helens will erupt again. But this is all part of nature’s pattern of change, and man has little power to control it.

40. Choose the best title for this passage.

A.     Wind, water, fire and ice

B.     Volcano’s beauty and danger

C.     The power of nature

D.     Natural force shape beautiful land of America

41. After the eruption of volcano, what makes the sky turn dark?

A.     The smoke  B. The clouds.   C. The fog.  D. The ash.

42. The underlined word “it” means______.

A.     The body of old Harry

B.     The location of Harry’s home

C.     The opening on top of Mt St Helens

D.     The place where Harry probably died

43. We can infer from this article that ______.

A.     Washington and Oregon are neighboring states

B.     Colorado River runs through Yosemite Valley

C.     The eruption of Mt St Helens also caused trouble with the Yellowstone Park

D.     Scientists never knew Mt St Helens was active

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Driving to a friend's house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftops. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it was that most city people? Myself included? Usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.
My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.
　I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest-house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.
Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fibre-glass. We have televisions, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.
Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I thought: before long, I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains And perhaps write, but not in anger. I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon.
71.The best title for the passage would be______.
A. Touched by the moon
B. The pleasures of modern life
C. A bottomless well of silence
D. Break away from modern life
72. The writer felt sorry for himself because________.
A. there was too many pollution
B. he failed to see the fullest moon
C. he didn’t adapt to modern inventions
D. there were too accidents on the road
73. What impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern India?
A. No modern equipment     B. Complete silence.
C. The nice moonlight        D. The high mountains
74. Modern things (Paragraph 4) are mentioned mainly to______.
A. show that the writer likes city life very much
B. tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life
C. explain that people have less chances to enjoy nature
D. show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them
75. The author wrote the passage to_______.
A. express the feeling of returning to nature
B. show the love for the moonlight
C. advise modern people to learn to live
D. want to communicate longing for modern life

Driving to a friend’s house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftop. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it is that most city people --- myself included --- usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.
My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.
I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.
Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fiber-glass. We have television, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.
Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I thought, “Before long, I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains. And perhaps write, but not in anger. I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touched the moon.”
【小题1】The best title for the passage would be _________.